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We're back again with another guide for your potential journey to spreading your wings and going wide. In Part I, we discussed the why and the basic mindset you need when being a “wide” author. Part II, we discussed aggregate publishers, the other major retailers, and library services.
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If you've read part one, thank you! I hope it was helpful, and I hope that Part II and Part III will help you further in your decision-making process. I mentioned briefly that going “wide” means taking a different marking approach a is a bit of a mindset
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“Going wide” in industry parlance is a choice that not many indie authors make and one that is often seen as less lucrative that enrolling your book in Kindle Unlimited. Yes, right now, most readers are on Amazon, and many of them are enrolled in KU and rarely look for
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I like to celebrate my birthday properly: giving gifts, rather than receiving them! I've cajoled several of my friends to celebrate with me and I've got a spectacular giveaway with over a dozen physical books to gift! Read more... Join The Giveaway 3 winners will get
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If you don't already know. I am an author. With multiple chronic illnesses. I love using Notion to craft the exact dashboard I need in order to keep track of all the things in my life--medications, doctors appointments, and OH YEAH, my writing! There's more to
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If you did not know, I've been releasing a serial titled THE LAST PAGE. This actually started off as a novel, but it had a TON of subplots and it was just too much going on all at once. When I discovered the serial format, I knew that
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This is the second post in a blog series I am calling “Things I Didn't Know I Needed to Know!” In this series, I will speak to authors about their research process for their novels and the strange things they found themselves searching the internet for at 5
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I've been busy both editing Smoke and Steel and making sure it is up for pre-order everywhere that it can be. So far you can pre-order the ebook at: * Amazon * Apple * BN * Google * Kobo * Smashwords Find it at your favorite retailer SMOKE AND STEEL follows the journey of
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Great news! All of my books are now available on Google Play! Prior to 2020, it was a little bit of a pain to have books listed on Google Play; they would randomly put people's books on sale without telling them, which would cause every other retailer with
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Today I learned by complete accident that STARS AND SOIL was nominated in four categories for the QUEER INDIE AWARDS! * Best Overall Fantasy * Best Overall Epic Fantasy * Best Overall Dark Fantasy * Best Supporting Character (Kegan Moore) You can vote for STARS AND SOIL here. Read more... The form says that
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I got the most amazing email the other day! Indie Ink Award staff messaged me the following: Hello! We’re delighted to tell you that your book A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams has made it to the finals for Writing the Future We Need: Trans or Nonbinary Representation. Also,
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This is the first post in a blog series I am calling "Things I Didn't Know I Needed to Know!" In this series, I will speak to several authors about their research process for their novels and the strange things they found themselves searching the internet